Twin Peaks

Production
Twin Peaks opening title screen
Genre	Drama, Mystery, Horror
Created by	David Lynch & Mark Frost
Starring	Kyle MacLachlan Michael Ontkean Sherilyn Fenn Lara Flynn Boyle Dana Ashbrook Mädchen Amick James Marshall Richard Beymer Peggy Lipton Ray Wise Piper Laurie Joan Chen Jack Nance Kimmy Robertson Sheryl Lee
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	30 (List of episodes)
Running time	0:48
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	April 8, 1990 – June 10, 1991
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Twin Peaks

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For the hills in San Francisco, see Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California.

Twin Peaks is an American Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, which first aired in the United States on April 8, 1990 and ended on June 10, 1991. The show is set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks in northeast Washington state; the primary filming took place in northwest Washington. The central plot line tells the story of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (played by Kyle MacLachlan) and his investigation of the murder of a popular local teenage schoolgirl and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer (played by Sheryl Lee), whose body was found on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic. Although the series was created by Lynch and Frost, the majority of episodes are credited to different writers and directors. The show was co-produced by Aaron Spelling’s production company and ran for 30 episodes over two seasons.

Twin Peaks initially aired in the United States on the ABC Network, and in its first season was one of the most successful television programs on ABC. Declining ratings in the second season led to the series being cancelled. Despite the series’ eventual declining performance with audiences, Twin Peaks quickly became a pop culture touchstone and spawned a moderately successful and critically acclaimed film prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, released in 1992. The series inspired several later television series in different ways, including Northern Exposure; Wild Palms; American Gothic; Eerie, Indiana; Picket Fences; The X-Files; Veronica Mars; Desperate Housewives; Lost, Carnivàle and Night and Day. Many of these series have been referred to as “the next Twin Peaks“, either before their run or after popular success.

Due to its success in the mid-late ’90s, Bravo re-aired Twin Peaks in the U.S. from 2003-2004. Also, NBC Universal’s horror-themed cable channel Chiller, which launched on March 1st, 2007 is currently airing Twin Peaks.

It was voted one of TV Guide’s Top 25 cult shows at #20^[1] and one of the Top 50 Television Programmes of All Time by the same guide at #45.^[2]